Transforming politics: we need examples as well as ideas
In recent years, the major institutions that affect our lives have been found wanting, at a great cost…
Ed Balls
Labour and the rise of the machines
Technology is already transforming our homes in ways we could not have dreamed of only a few years…
We have to connect at a more visceral level
This is a conference waiting for someone to switch on the ignition. All the ingredients are there for…
Whatever happened to Jobs and Growth?
I wasn’t going to write about the Ed Balls speech today. The pre-briefed announcements had left me underwhelmed,…
Labour to freeze Child Benefit, announces Balls
Tomorrow, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls will address the Labour Party Conference to set out how a next Labour…
Miliband and Brown to share platform for first time since 2010 at Scottish Labour rally
Ed Miliband will appear on a platform with Gordon Brown for the first time since the 2010 election…
Free School Meals: let’s avoid the sour grapes
This time last year, the government announced that it would introduce free school meals for all infant school…
Balls says independent Scotland would need to join the Euro
As the Scottish Independence referendum debate reaches its final weeks (with the final televised debate between Salmond and…
A 9% UKIP strategy isn’t a path to power. It’s a route to disaster
The unpredictability of the UKIP threat is still causing a major headache for the Labour Party – and…
Labour could curb benefits for immigrants until they have worked in the UK
People immigrating from the EU would be stopped from claiming benefits until they have paid into the system…
